Category: Rap
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Kid Cudi: “Entergalactic” – artful project mixes music with splash of animation magic
When Kid Cudi announced a new album was on the horizon, accompanied with a full feature-length animated film, many avid Cudi fans were sceptical whether it would pay off. But we needn’t have worried. Visually stunning animation, with a pizzazz of Cudi spark-and-sound, it has the delicacy and poise for a black adult-animated rom-com production…
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$uicideboy$: “Sing Me A Lullaby, My Sweet Temptation” album review – poignant and positive
Songs like “Matte Black” and “1000 Blunts” bring a more care-free pragmatism to the duos work. New Orleans rap duo $uicideboy$ rose from the dark corners of the underground, merging hip-hop with a punk and occult aesthetic fit for graveyards and clubs alike. STANDING TALL OVER MY GRAVE: the eclectic duo ensemble return with some…
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Aitch: ‘Close to Home’ album review – striving with Mancunian ambition (100x)
Success stays forever, but the pain goes quick: From growing up in the gutters to the legacy of others, and finally falling back to his home-grounds in his beloved city, Aitch reaches new-bound maturity with his debut album. It’s been quite a few crazy years for Manchesters’ newest poster boy – in the figurative and…
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The Controversy of Kanye + jeen-yuhs: why you NEED to watch this documentary…
It speaks volumes about a documentary when streaming moguls Netflix spare no expense for its involvement. With a ballpark figure of $30million floating around in the music ether, it came with speculative reasoning as to why you would pay for something – despite the uncertainty of viewership numbers. “From tragedy to triumph.”// But once you…
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06/05 – New Music Friday: What’s Your Music?
//06/05: So as we finalise up the first week of May, we hit another NEW MUSIC FRIDAY. So, what are your choices and with so many pre-singles being released for the summer, what album are you most excited for?\\ Your favourite eclectic DIY artist, Jamie T returns to the forums with The Old Style Raiders…
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